Vista Home and Virtual PC 2007 - can't uninstall

Hello,

I'm a website designer who needs to have Virtual PC running on my Vista Home
Premium PC in order to test my sites in IE6 on a virtual XP platform.

Up until recently I'd been using Virtual PC 2007 without any problems
(although it could have been a beta version..?) but now I get an error
message about an invalid product key and I can't open it.

I thought it might have expired so I downloaded the latest version of
Virtual PC 2007 but can't install it because I can't uninstall the old one.
It gives me a message saying 'the system administrator has set policies to
prevent this installation' followed by 'you do not have sufficient access to
uninstall Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. Please contact your system
administrator.' I AM the administrator!

I basically have two problems:
1) I can't uninstall
2) I need to get Virtual PC 2007 working

Has anyone come across this problem before?

Any help would be gratefully received because I really need this fixed!

Thanks in advance.

 

Hi,

Virtual PC is not supported on Vista Home Premium, only Business, Ultimate,
and Enterprise, though there are many reports of it installing and running
ok. I suspect perhaps that a recent update may have broken this (whether
from WU or WGA). You may want to look at updates installed prior to this
problem beginning. The invalid product key message is what makes me believe
it is related, as VPC doesn't use one for install, but something may be
checking the key used to install Vista and detecting that it is not for a
supported version.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help -
My thoughts

"Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FDCE102E-89C4-4418-A1DE-A64EDF9796E8@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Hello,
>
> I'm a website designer who needs to have Virtual PC running on my Vista
> Home
> Premium PC in order to test my sites in IE6 on a virtual XP platform.
>
> Up until recently I'd been using Virtual PC 2007 without any problems
> (although it could have been a beta version..?) but now I get an error
> message about an invalid product key and I can't open it.
>
> I thought it might have expired so I downloaded the latest version of
> Virtual PC 2007 but can't install it because I can't uninstall the old
> one.
> It gives me a message saying 'the system administrator has set policies to
> prevent this installation' followed by 'you do not have sufficient access
> to
> uninstall Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. Please contact your system
> administrator.' I AM the administrator!
>
> I basically have two problems:
> 1) I can't uninstall
> 2) I need to get Virtual PC 2007 working
>
> Has anyone come across this problem before?
>
> Any help would be gratefully received because I really need this fixed!
>
> Thanks in advance.
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

Hi Rick,

Thanks for your help so far. I too have heard that although it's not
supposed to be compatible, it can work - as it did before, this is exactly
what I'm hoping for.

Can you tell me what I need to look at when you say 'updates installed prior
to this problem'? I bought the computer specifically for testing so I've done
nothing to it apart from installing browsers and VPC. What can I do to solve
the uninstall problem?

"Rick Rogers" wrote:
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Hi,
>
> Virtual PC is not supported on Vista Home Premium, only Business, Ultimate,
> and Enterprise, though there are many reports of it installing and running
> ok. I suspect perhaps that a recent update may have broken this (whether
> from WU or WGA). You may want to look at updates installed prior to this
> problem beginning. The invalid product key message is what makes me believe
> it is related, as VPC doesn't use one for install, but something may be
> checking the key used to install Vista and detecting that it is not for a
> supported version.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>
> Windows help -
> My thoughts
>
> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FDCE102E-89C4-4418-A1DE-A64EDF9796E8@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm a website designer who needs to have Virtual PC running on my Vista
> > Home
> > Premium PC in order to test my sites in IE6 on a virtual XP platform.
> >
> > Up until recently I'd been using Virtual PC 2007 without any problems
> > (although it could have been a beta version..?) but now I get an error
> > message about an invalid product key and I can't open it.
> >
> > I thought it might have expired so I downloaded the latest version of
> > Virtual PC 2007 but can't install it because I can't uninstall the old
> > one.
> > It gives me a message saying 'the system administrator has set policies to
> > prevent this installation' followed by 'you do not have sufficient access
> > to
> > uninstall Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. Please contact your system
> > administrator.' I AM the administrator!
> >
> > I basically have two problems:
> > 1) I can't uninstall
> > 2) I need to get Virtual PC 2007 working
> >
> > Has anyone come across this problem before?
> >
> > Any help would be gratefully received because I really need this fixed!
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

Hi,

I was referring to updates from either Windows Update or Microsoft Update.
These can be checked under Installation History in the Control
Panel/Programs and Features.

From:


Under Product Specifications, it reads "It runs on Windows Vista Business,
Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Professional,
or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition."

It may have run initially, but it's not really supported. As I mentioned,
something installed since the initial setup may have broken the ability for
it to run in Home Premium. The best thing to do is examine what was
installed immediately prior to loss of functionality.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help -
My thoughts

"Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:471B4637-2EA3-485A-BAB3-B2C50CDF3F24@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Hi Rick,
>
> Thanks for your help so far. I too have heard that although it's not
> supposed to be compatible, it can work - as it did before, this is exactly
> what I'm hoping for.
>
> Can you tell me what I need to look at when you say 'updates installed
> prior
> to this problem'? I bought the computer specifically for testing so I've
> done
> nothing to it apart from installing browsers and VPC. What can I do to
> solve
> the uninstall problem?
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> Hi,
>>
>> Virtual PC is not supported on Vista Home Premium, only Business,
>> Ultimate,
>> and Enterprise, though there are many reports of it installing and
>> running
>> ok. I suspect perhaps that a recent update may have broken this (whether
>> from WU or WGA). You may want to look at updates installed prior to this
>> problem beginning. The invalid product key message is what makes me
>> believe
>> it is related, as VPC doesn't use one for install, but something may be
>> checking the key used to install Vista and detecting that it is not for a
>> supported version.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>
>> Windows help -
>> My thoughts
>>
>> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:FDCE102E-89C4-4418-A1DE-A64EDF9796E8@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I'm a website designer who needs to have Virtual PC running on my Vista
>> > Home
>> > Premium PC in order to test my sites in IE6 on a virtual XP platform.
>> >
>> > Up until recently I'd been using Virtual PC 2007 without any problems
>> > (although it could have been a beta version..?) but now I get an error
>> > message about an invalid product key and I can't open it.
>> >
>> > I thought it might have expired so I downloaded the latest version of
>> > Virtual PC 2007 but can't install it because I can't uninstall the old
>> > one.
>> > It gives me a message saying 'the system administrator has set policies
>> > to
>> > prevent this installation' followed by 'you do not have sufficient
>> > access
>> > to
>> > uninstall Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. Please contact your system
>> > administrator.' I AM the administrator!
>> >
>> > I basically have two problems:
>> > 1) I can't uninstall
>> > 2) I need to get Virtual PC 2007 working
>> >
>> > Has anyone come across this problem before?
>> >
>> > Any help would be gratefully received because I really need this fixed!
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance.
>> ><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>>
>> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

Thanks Rick,

I've checked and on the day that I found it didn't work I had four updates,
two for security and two general Windows ones. Do I need to uninstall these?
Is it safe to do so?

"Rick Rogers" wrote:
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Hi,
>
> I was referring to updates from either Windows Update or Microsoft Update.
> These can be checked under Installation History in the Control
> Panel/Programs and Features.
>
> From:
>
>
> Under Product Specifications, it reads "It runs on Windows Vista Business,
> Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Professional,
> or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition."
>
> It may have run initially, but it's not really supported. As I mentioned,
> something installed since the initial setup may have broken the ability for
> it to run in Home Premium. The best thing to do is examine what was
> installed immediately prior to loss of functionality.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>
> Windows help -
> My thoughts
>
> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:471B4637-2EA3-485A-BAB3-B2C50CDF3F24@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > Hi Rick,
> >
> > Thanks for your help so far. I too have heard that although it's not
> > supposed to be compatible, it can work - as it did before, this is exactly
> > what I'm hoping for.
> >
> > Can you tell me what I need to look at when you say 'updates installed
> > prior
> > to this problem'? I bought the computer specifically for testing so I've
> > done
> > nothing to it apart from installing browsers and VPC. What can I do to
> > solve
> > the uninstall problem?
> >
> > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
> ><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Virtual PC is not supported on Vista Home Premium, only Business,
> >> Ultimate,
> >> and Enterprise, though there are many reports of it installing and
> >> running
> >> ok. I suspect perhaps that a recent update may have broken this (whether
> >> from WU or WGA). You may want to look at updates installed prior to this
> >> problem beginning. The invalid product key message is what makes me
> >> believe
> >> it is related, as VPC doesn't use one for install, but something may be
> >> checking the key used to install Vista and detecting that it is not for a
> >> supported version.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Best of Luck,
> >>
> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> >>
> >> Windows help -
> >> My thoughts
> >>
> >> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:FDCE102E-89C4-4418-A1DE-A64EDF9796E8@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hello,
> >> >
> >> > I'm a website designer who needs to have Virtual PC running on my Vista
> >> > Home
> >> > Premium PC in order to test my sites in IE6 on a virtual XP platform.
> >> >
> >> > Up until recently I'd been using Virtual PC 2007 without any problems
> >> > (although it could have been a beta version..?) but now I get an error
> >> > message about an invalid product key and I can't open it.
> >> >
> >> > I thought it might have expired so I downloaded the latest version of
> >> > Virtual PC 2007 but can't install it because I can't uninstall the old
> >> > one.
> >> > It gives me a message saying 'the system administrator has set policies
> >> > to
> >> > prevent this installation' followed by 'you do not have sufficient
> >> > access
> >> > to
> >> > uninstall Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. Please contact your system
> >> > administrator.' I AM the administrator!
> >> >
> >> > I basically have two problems:
> >> > 1) I can't uninstall
> >> > 2) I need to get Virtual PC 2007 working
> >> >
> >> > Has anyone come across this problem before?
> >> >
> >> > Any help would be gratefully received because I really need this fixed!
> >> >
> >> > Thanks in advance.
> >> >
> >>
> >> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

Hi,

I would try uninstalling them, though that may not be the best idea
depending on what the updates were for (particularly the security ones).

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help -
My thoughts

"Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:69EB5BAA-5D94-468D-A53E-27193B9B90BC@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Thanks Rick,
>
> I've checked and on the day that I found it didn't work I had four
> updates,
> two for security and two general Windows ones. Do I need to uninstall
> these?
> Is it safe to do so?
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> Hi,
>>
>> I was referring to updates from either Windows Update or Microsoft
>> Update.
>> These can be checked under Installation History in the Control
>> Panel/Programs and Features.
>>
>> From:
>>
>>
>> Under Product Specifications, it reads "It runs on Windows Vista
>> Business,
>> Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP
>> Professional,
>> or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition."
>>
>> It may have run initially, but it's not really supported. As I mentioned,
>> something installed since the initial setup may have broken the ability
>> for
>> it to run in Home Premium. The best thing to do is examine what was
>> installed immediately prior to loss of functionality.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>
>> Windows help -
>> My thoughts
>>
>> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:471B4637-2EA3-485A-BAB3-B2C50CDF3F24@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>> > Hi Rick,
>> >
>> > Thanks for your help so far. I too have heard that although it's not
>> > supposed to be compatible, it can work - as it did before, this is
>> > exactly
>> > what I'm hoping for.
>> >
>> > Can you tell me what I need to look at when you say 'updates installed
>> > prior
>> > to this problem'? I bought the computer specifically for testing so
>> > I've
>> > done
>> > nothing to it apart from installing browsers and VPC. What can I do to
>> > solve
>> > the uninstall problem?
>> >
>> > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> Virtual PC is not supported on Vista Home Premium, only Business,
>> >> Ultimate,
>> >> and Enterprise, though there are many reports of it installing and
>> >> running
>> >> ok. I suspect perhaps that a recent update may have broken this
>> >> (whether
>> >> from WU or WGA). You may want to look at updates installed prior to
>> >> this
>> >> problem beginning. The invalid product key message is what makes me
>> >> believe
>> >> it is related, as VPC doesn't use one for install, but something may
>> >> be
>> >> checking the key used to install Vista and detecting that it is not
>> >> for a
>> >> supported version.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Best of Luck,
>> >>
>> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> >>
>> >> Windows help -
>> >> My thoughts
>> >>
>> >> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:FDCE102E-89C4-4418-A1DE-A64EDF9796E8@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hello,
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm a website designer who needs to have Virtual PC running on my
>> >> > Vista
>> >> > Home
>> >> > Premium PC in order to test my sites in IE6 on a virtual XP
>> >> > platform.
>> >> >
>> >> > Up until recently I'd been using Virtual PC 2007 without any
>> >> > problems
>> >> > (although it could have been a beta version..?) but now I get an
>> >> > error
>> >> > message about an invalid product key and I can't open it.
>> >> >
>> >> > I thought it might have expired so I downloaded the latest version
>> >> > of
>> >> > Virtual PC 2007 but can't install it because I can't uninstall the
>> >> > old
>> >> > one.
>> >> > It gives me a message saying 'the system administrator has set
>> >> > policies
>> >> > to
>> >> > prevent this installation' followed by 'you do not have sufficient
>> >> > access
>> >> > to
>> >> > uninstall Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. Please contact your system
>> >> > administrator.' I AM the administrator!
>> >> >
>> >> > I basically have two problems:
>> >> > 1) I can't uninstall
>> >> > 2) I need to get Virtual PC 2007 working
>> >> >
>> >> > Has anyone come across this problem before?
>> >> >
>> >> > Any help would be gratefully received because I really need this
>> >> > fixed!
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks in advance.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>>
>> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

Hello,

I uninstalled them and restarted but it's still doing the same thing - I
can't open or uninstall VPC.

What can I try next?

"Rick Rogers" wrote:
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Hi,
>
> I would try uninstalling them, though that may not be the best idea
> depending on what the updates were for (particularly the security ones).
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>
> Windows help -
> My thoughts
>
> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:69EB5BAA-5D94-468D-A53E-27193B9B90BC@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > Thanks Rick,
> >
> > I've checked and on the day that I found it didn't work I had four
> > updates,
> > two for security and two general Windows ones. Do I need to uninstall
> > these?
> > Is it safe to do so?
> >
> > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
> ><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I was referring to updates from either Windows Update or Microsoft
> >> Update.
> >> These can be checked under Installation History in the Control
> >> Panel/Programs and Features.
> >>
> >> From:
> >>
> >>
> >> Under Product Specifications, it reads "It runs on Windows Vista
> >> Business,
> >> Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP
> >> Professional,
> >> or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition."
> >>
> >> It may have run initially, but it's not really supported. As I mentioned,
> >> something installed since the initial setup may have broken the ability
> >> for
> >> it to run in Home Premium. The best thing to do is examine what was
> >> installed immediately prior to loss of functionality.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Best of Luck,
> >>
> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> >>
> >> Windows help -
> >> My thoughts
> >>
> >> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:471B4637-2EA3-485A-BAB3-B2C50CDF3F24@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi Rick,
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for your help so far. I too have heard that although it's not
> >> > supposed to be compatible, it can work - as it did before, this is
> >> > exactly
> >> > what I'm hoping for.
> >> >
> >> > Can you tell me what I need to look at when you say 'updates installed
> >> > prior
> >> > to this problem'? I bought the computer specifically for testing so
> >> > I've
> >> > done
> >> > nothing to it apart from installing browsers and VPC. What can I do to
> >> > solve
> >> > the uninstall problem?
> >> >
> >> > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Hi,
> >> >>
> >> >> Virtual PC is not supported on Vista Home Premium, only Business,
> >> >> Ultimate,
> >> >> and Enterprise, though there are many reports of it installing and
> >> >> running
> >> >> ok. I suspect perhaps that a recent update may have broken this
> >> >> (whether
> >> >> from WU or WGA). You may want to look at updates installed prior to
> >> >> this
> >> >> problem beginning. The invalid product key message is what makes me
> >> >> believe
> >> >> it is related, as VPC doesn't use one for install, but something may
> >> >> be
> >> >> checking the key used to install Vista and detecting that it is not
> >> >> for a
> >> >> supported version.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Best of Luck,
> >> >>
> >> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> >> >>
> >> >> Windows help -
> >> >> My thoughts
> >> >>
> >> >> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:FDCE102E-89C4-4418-A1DE-A64EDF9796E8@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Hello,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I'm a website designer who needs to have Virtual PC running on my
> >> >> > Vista
> >> >> > Home
> >> >> > Premium PC in order to test my sites in IE6 on a virtual XP
> >> >> > platform.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Up until recently I'd been using Virtual PC 2007 without any
> >> >> > problems
> >> >> > (although it could have been a beta version..?) but now I get an
> >> >> > error
> >> >> > message about an invalid product key and I can't open it.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I thought it might have expired so I downloaded the latest version
> >> >> > of
> >> >> > Virtual PC 2007 but can't install it because I can't uninstall the
> >> >> > old
> >> >> > one.
> >> >> > It gives me a message saying 'the system administrator has set
> >> >> > policies
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > prevent this installation' followed by 'you do not have sufficient
> >> >> > access
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > uninstall Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. Please contact your system
> >> >> > administrator.' I AM the administrator!
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I basically have two problems:
> >> >> > 1) I can't uninstall
> >> >> > 2) I need to get Virtual PC 2007 working
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Has anyone come across this problem before?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Any help would be gratefully received because I really need this
> >> >> > fixed!
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks in advance.
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

VPC 2007 was designed to only properly run on Windows Vista Business, Windows
Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Professional, or Windows
XP Tablet PC Edition.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups




"Metamuse" wrote:
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Hello,
>
> I uninstalled them and restarted but it's still doing the same thing - I
> can't open or uninstall VPC.
>
> What can I try next?
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
> <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > Hi,
> >
> > I would try uninstalling them, though that may not be the best idea
> > depending on what the updates were for (particularly the security ones).
> >
> > --
> > Best of Luck,
> >
> > Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> >
> > Windows help -
> > My thoughts
> >
> > "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:69EB5BAA-5D94-468D-A53E-27193B9B90BC@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> > > Thanks Rick,
> > >
> > > I've checked and on the day that I found it didn't work I had four
> > > updates,
> > > two for security and two general Windows ones. Do I need to uninstall
> > > these?
> > > Is it safe to do so?
> > >
> > > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi,
> > >>
> > >> I was referring to updates from either Windows Update or Microsoft
> > >> Update.
> > >> These can be checked under Installation History in the Control
> > >> Panel/Programs and Features.
> > >>
> > >> From:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Under Product Specifications, it reads "It runs on Windows Vista
> > >> Business,
> > >> Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP
> > >> Professional,
> > >> or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition."
> > >>
> > >> It may have run initially, but it's not really supported. As I mentioned,
> > >> something installed since the initial setup may have broken the ability
> > >> for
> > >> it to run in Home Premium. The best thing to do is examine what was
> > >> installed immediately prior to loss of functionality.
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Best of Luck,
> > >>
> > >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> > >>
> > >> Windows help -
> > >> My thoughts
> > >>
> > >> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > >> news:471B4637-2EA3-485A-BAB3-B2C50CDF3F24@microsoft.com...
> > >> > Hi Rick,
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks for your help so far. I too have heard that although it's not
> > >> > supposed to be compatible, it can work - as it did before, this is
> > >> > exactly
> > >> > what I'm hoping for.
> > >> >
> > >> > Can you tell me what I need to look at when you say 'updates installed
> > >> > prior
> > >> > to this problem'? I bought the computer specifically for testing so
> > >> > I've
> > >> > done
> > >> > nothing to it apart from installing browsers and VPC. What can I do to
> > >> > solve
> > >> > the uninstall problem?
> > >> >
> > >> > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >> Hi,
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Virtual PC is not supported on Vista Home Premium, only Business,
> > >> >> Ultimate,
> > >> >> and Enterprise, though there are many reports of it installing and
> > >> >> running
> > >> >> ok. I suspect perhaps that a recent update may have broken this
> > >> >> (whether
> > >> >> from WU or WGA). You may want to look at updates installed prior to
> > >> >> this
> > >> >> problem beginning. The invalid product key message is what makes me
> > >> >> believe
> > >> >> it is related, as VPC doesn't use one for install, but something may
> > >> >> be
> > >> >> checking the key used to install Vista and detecting that it is not
> > >> >> for a
> > >> >> supported version.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> --
> > >> >> Best of Luck,
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Windows help -
> > >> >> My thoughts
> > >> >>
> > >> >> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > >> >> news:FDCE102E-89C4-4418-A1DE-A64EDF9796E8@microsoft.com...
> > >> >> > Hello,
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > I'm a website designer who needs to have Virtual PC running on my
> > >> >> > Vista
> > >> >> > Home
> > >> >> > Premium PC in order to test my sites in IE6 on a virtual XP
> > >> >> > platform.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Up until recently I'd been using Virtual PC 2007 without any
> > >> >> > problems
> > >> >> > (although it could have been a beta version..?) but now I get an
> > >> >> > error
> > >> >> > message about an invalid product key and I can't open it.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > I thought it might have expired so I downloaded the latest version
> > >> >> > of
> > >> >> > Virtual PC 2007 but can't install it because I can't uninstall the
> > >> >> > old
> > >> >> > one.
> > >> >> > It gives me a message saying 'the system administrator has set
> > >> >> > policies
> > >> >> > to
> > >> >> > prevent this installation' followed by 'you do not have sufficient
> > >> >> > access
> > >> >> > to
> > >> >> > uninstall Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. Please contact your system
> > >> >> > administrator.' I AM the administrator!
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > I basically have two problems:
> > >> >> > 1) I can't uninstall
> > >> >> > 2) I need to get Virtual PC 2007 working
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Has anyone come across this problem before?
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Any help would be gratefully received because I really need this
> > >> >> > fixed!
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Thanks in advance.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >>
> > >> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> >
> > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

Hello,

I've actually had it working for months without any problems at all. Now,
suddenly it doesn't. Has Microsoft deliberately disabled it?

I need to view websites in IE6 to check them, but I can't do this on Vista
without VPC because I also have IE7 installed. Is there another way I can run
IE6 and IE7 together without VPC?

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> VPC 2007 was designed to only properly run on Windows Vista Business, Windows
> Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Professional, or Windows
> XP Tablet PC Edition.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows - Shell/User
> Microsoft Community Newsgroups
>
>
>
>
> "Metamuse" wrote:
> <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > Hello,
> >
> > I uninstalled them and restarted but it's still doing the same thing - I
> > can't open or uninstall VPC.
> >
> > What can I try next?
> >
> > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
> > <!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I would try uninstalling them, though that may not be the best idea
> > > depending on what the updates were for (particularly the security ones).
> > >
> > > --
> > > Best of Luck,
> > >
> > > Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> > >
> > > Windows help -
> > > My thoughts
> > >
> > > "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:69EB5BAA-5D94-468D-A53E-27193B9B90BC@microsoft.com...
> > > > Thanks Rick,
> > > >
> > > > I've checked and on the day that I found it didn't work I had four
> > > > updates,
> > > > two for security and two general Windows ones. Do I need to uninstall
> > > > these?
> > > > Is it safe to do so?
> > > >
> > > > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Hi,
> > > >>
> > > >> I was referring to updates from either Windows Update or Microsoft
> > > >> Update.
> > > >> These can be checked under Installation History in the Control
> > > >> Panel/Programs and Features.
> > > >>
> > > >> From:
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> Under Product Specifications, it reads "It runs on Windows Vista
> > > >> Business,
> > > >> Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP
> > > >> Professional,
> > > >> or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition."
> > > >>
> > > >> It may have run initially, but it's not really supported. As I mentioned,
> > > >> something installed since the initial setup may have broken the ability
> > > >> for
> > > >> it to run in Home Premium. The best thing to do is examine what was
> > > >> installed immediately prior to loss of functionality.
> > > >>
> > > >> --
> > > >> Best of Luck,
> > > >>
> > > >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> > > >>
> > > >> Windows help -
> > > >> My thoughts
> > > >>
> > > >> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > >> news:471B4637-2EA3-485A-BAB3-B2C50CDF3F24@microsoft.com...
> > > >> > Hi Rick,
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Thanks for your help so far. I too have heard that although it's not
> > > >> > supposed to be compatible, it can work - as it did before, this is
> > > >> > exactly
> > > >> > what I'm hoping for.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Can you tell me what I need to look at when you say 'updates installed
> > > >> > prior
> > > >> > to this problem'? I bought the computer specifically for testing so
> > > >> > I've
> > > >> > done
> > > >> > nothing to it apart from installing browsers and VPC. What can I do to
> > > >> > solve
> > > >> > the uninstall problem?
> > > >> >
> > > >> > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
> > > >> >
> > > >> >> Hi,
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> Virtual PC is not supported on Vista Home Premium, only Business,
> > > >> >> Ultimate,
> > > >> >> and Enterprise, though there are many reports of it installing and
> > > >> >> running
> > > >> >> ok. I suspect perhaps that a recent update may have broken this
> > > >> >> (whether
> > > >> >> from WU or WGA). You may want to look at updates installed prior to
> > > >> >> this
> > > >> >> problem beginning. The invalid product key message is what makes me
> > > >> >> believe
> > > >> >> it is related, as VPC doesn't use one for install, but something may
> > > >> >> be
> > > >> >> checking the key used to install Vista and detecting that it is not
> > > >> >> for a
> > > >> >> supported version.
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> --
> > > >> >> Best of Luck,
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> Windows help -
> > > >> >> My thoughts
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > >> >> news:FDCE102E-89C4-4418-A1DE-A64EDF9796E8@microsoft.com...
> > > >> >> > Hello,
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > I'm a website designer who needs to have Virtual PC running on my
> > > >> >> > Vista
> > > >> >> > Home
> > > >> >> > Premium PC in order to test my sites in IE6 on a virtual XP
> > > >> >> > platform.
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > Up until recently I'd been using Virtual PC 2007 without any
> > > >> >> > problems
> > > >> >> > (although it could have been a beta version..?) but now I get an
> > > >> >> > error
> > > >> >> > message about an invalid product key and I can't open it.
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > I thought it might have expired so I downloaded the latest version
> > > >> >> > of
> > > >> >> > Virtual PC 2007 but can't install it because I can't uninstall the
> > > >> >> > old
> > > >> >> > one.
> > > >> >> > It gives me a message saying 'the system administrator has set
> > > >> >> > policies
> > > >> >> > to
> > > >> >> > prevent this installation' followed by 'you do not have sufficient
> > > >> >> > access
> > > >> >> > to
> > > >> >> > uninstall Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. Please contact your system
> > > >> >> > administrator.' I AM the administrator!
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > I basically have two problems:
> > > >> >> > 1) I can't uninstall
> > > >> >> > 2) I need to get Virtual PC 2007 working
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > Has anyone come across this problem before?
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > Any help would be gratefully received because I really need this
> > > >> >> > fixed!
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > Thanks in advance.
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > >
> > > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

Hi,

Anything else (other programs) you've installed? What we're looking for is a
trigger, something that is now interfering with its operation.

To answer your question of Carey, I don't know of any deliberate attempt to
prevent it from running in Home Premium as of yet.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help -
My thoughts

"Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:85125F2E-222E-4958-85A1-9552B85AF273@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Hello,
>
> I uninstalled them and restarted but it's still doing the same thing - I
> can't open or uninstall VPC.
>
> What can I try next?
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> Hi,
>>
>> I would try uninstalling them, though that may not be the best idea
>> depending on what the updates were for (particularly the security ones).
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>
>> Windows help -
>> My thoughts
>>
>> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:69EB5BAA-5D94-468D-A53E-27193B9B90BC@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>> > Thanks Rick,
>> >
>> > I've checked and on the day that I found it didn't work I had four
>> > updates,
>> > two for security and two general Windows ones. Do I need to uninstall
>> > these?
>> > Is it safe to do so?
>> >
>> > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> I was referring to updates from either Windows Update or Microsoft
>> >> Update.
>> >> These can be checked under Installation History in the Control
>> >> Panel/Programs and Features.
>> >>
>> >> From:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Under Product Specifications, it reads "It runs on Windows Vista
>> >> Business,
>> >> Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP
>> >> Professional,
>> >> or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition."
>> >>
>> >> It may have run initially, but it's not really supported. As I
>> >> mentioned,
>> >> something installed since the initial setup may have broken the
>> >> ability
>> >> for
>> >> it to run in Home Premium. The best thing to do is examine what was
>> >> installed immediately prior to loss of functionality.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Best of Luck,
>> >>
>> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> >>
>> >> Windows help -
>> >> My thoughts
>> >>
>> >> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:471B4637-2EA3-485A-BAB3-B2C50CDF3F24@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hi Rick,
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks for your help so far. I too have heard that although it's not
>> >> > supposed to be compatible, it can work - as it did before, this is
>> >> > exactly
>> >> > what I'm hoping for.
>> >> >
>> >> > Can you tell me what I need to look at when you say 'updates
>> >> > installed
>> >> > prior
>> >> > to this problem'? I bought the computer specifically for testing so
>> >> > I've
>> >> > done
>> >> > nothing to it apart from installing browsers and VPC. What can I do
>> >> > to
>> >> > solve
>> >> > the uninstall problem?
>> >> >
>> >> > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Hi,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Virtual PC is not supported on Vista Home Premium, only Business,
>> >> >> Ultimate,
>> >> >> and Enterprise, though there are many reports of it installing and
>> >> >> running
>> >> >> ok. I suspect perhaps that a recent update may have broken this
>> >> >> (whether
>> >> >> from WU or WGA). You may want to look at updates installed prior to
>> >> >> this
>> >> >> problem beginning. The invalid product key message is what makes me
>> >> >> believe
>> >> >> it is related, as VPC doesn't use one for install, but something
>> >> >> may
>> >> >> be
>> >> >> checking the key used to install Vista and detecting that it is not
>> >> >> for a
>> >> >> supported version.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Best of Luck,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Windows help -
>> >> >> My thoughts
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:FDCE102E-89C4-4418-A1DE-A64EDF9796E8@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > Hello,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I'm a website designer who needs to have Virtual PC running on my
>> >> >> > Vista
>> >> >> > Home
>> >> >> > Premium PC in order to test my sites in IE6 on a virtual XP
>> >> >> > platform.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Up until recently I'd been using Virtual PC 2007 without any
>> >> >> > problems
>> >> >> > (although it could have been a beta version..?) but now I get an
>> >> >> > error
>> >> >> > message about an invalid product key and I can't open it.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I thought it might have expired so I downloaded the latest
>> >> >> > version
>> >> >> > of
>> >> >> > Virtual PC 2007 but can't install it because I can't uninstall
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > old
>> >> >> > one.
>> >> >> > It gives me a message saying 'the system administrator has set
>> >> >> > policies
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > prevent this installation' followed by 'you do not have
>> >> >> > sufficient
>> >> >> > access
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > uninstall Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. Please contact your system
>> >> >> > administrator.' I AM the administrator!
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I basically have two problems:
>> >> >> > 1) I can't uninstall
>> >> >> > 2) I need to get Virtual PC 2007 working
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Has anyone come across this problem before?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Any help would be gratefully received because I really need this
>> >> >> > fixed!
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks in advance.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>>
>> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

Hi Metamuse,

The restriction on running Virtual PC 2007 on Vista Home Edition is purely a
licensing/marketing issue - there are no technical barriers to running
Virtual PC 2007 on Vista Home edition.

(In fairness to Microsoft, "not supported" also usually means they have not
run the full suite of product validation tests on a specific platform
combo - so they might not have run the formal test scripts for Virtual PC on
Home Edition. Hence, they cannot "support" it in the specific,
PSS/QFE-related sense. But there's no technical facility which is required
to run Virtual PC, but is missing on Home Edition. In fact a few weeks back,
Microsoft came very close to changing their policy and supporting VPC on
Home Edition ... but then retracted, at the last moment).

Assuming you have the released version of Virtual PC 2007 (ie not a beta
version), try to uninstall it this way:

- find Command Prompt under Accessories in the Start menu;
- right-click it and choose "Run as Administrator"
- at the administrative command prompt, run this command:

C:\>MsiExec.exe /X{8A7CAA24-7B23-410B-A7C3-F994B0944160} /l*vx
vpcuninst.log

At this point, 3 things could happen:

1) your existing Virtual PC 2007 installation could succeed; or ...
2) the command could return an error that package
8A7CAA24-7B23-410B-A7C3-F994B0944160 was not found; or ...
3) Msiexec could start uninstalling Virtual PC 2007, but then uninstallation
will fail with an error.


Case (1) - Uninstall Succeeds
=============================

After VPC 2007 is uninstalled, I'm guessing you should be able to go ahead
and re-install VPC2007 with no problem. But to get good diagnostic
information about the re-installation, use this procedure:

- make sure you have a good, recent copy of Virtual PC 2007 Setup.exe (ie,
don't re-install an old copy if you think you have beta versions floating
around. It's just a 30MB download, to get a known good copy).

- open an administrative command prompt;

- run these commands (assuming a scratch directory of C:\TEMP - but any dir
will do):
C:\TEMP>mkdir vpcinst
C:\TEMP>setup /t c:\TEMP\vpcinst
VPC Setup will start running. Click "Next" at the first prompt. Then
click Cancel to exit out of setup.

- the "/t" parameter will have unpacked the constituent setup files into the
c:\TEMP\vpcinst directory;

- C:\TEMP> cd vpcinst
C:\TEMP\vpcinst>

- install the XML update:
C:\TEMP\vpcinst>msxml6-KB927977-enu-x86.exe <enter>

- next, run the VPC msi file with this command:
C:\TEMP\vpcinst>msiexec /i Virtual_PC_2007_Install.msi /l*vx
vpcreinst.log

This will create a detailed log file "vpcreinst.log" which shows what the
installer is doing at every stage. If you encounter problems re-installing,
examine vpcreinst.log for errors and clues. Assuming installation completes
normally, you can then delete the vpcinst directory and files.


Case (2) - 8A7CAA24-7B23-410B-A7C3-F994B0944160 package not found
=================================================================

8A7CAA24-7B23-410B-A7C3-F994B0944160 is the Product Code GUID for Virtual PC
2007 RTM. If the Installer can't find this, it would indicate the Virtual PC
you already had installed might have been a beta edition. You'll need to
work out the uninstall string for the specific version you have installed:
- run Regedit as Administrator;
- navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products
- examine the various keys to find which one relates to Virtual PC. Under
"InstallProperties" will be a value called DisplayName. VPC will have a
Display Name something like "Microsoft Virtual PC 2007"
- under the same InstallProperties key will be a value called
"UninstallString", which will be an msiexec command.
- copy the uninstall msiexec command to your Administrative Prompt, but
don't run it just yet.
- at the end of the command string, add the parameters "/l*vx
vpcuninst.log", for example:

C:\TEMP>MsiExec.exe /X{8A7CAA24-7B23-410B-A7C3-F12345678912} /l*vx
vpcuninst.log

- *now* press <enter>, and run the command. This will try to uninstall the
package, creating a detailed log of its actions called vpcuninst.log. Once
again, if you encounter problems uninstalling, examine this vpcuninst.log
for errors and clues. This should give you a much more precise idea of what
the Installer is unhappy about.


Case (3) - Msiexec starts uninstalling Virtual PC 2007, fails with an error
===========================================================================

Well, you'll be getting the idea by now ... the command:
C:\>MsiExec.exe /X{8A7CAA24-7B23-410B-A7C3-F994B0944160} /l*vx
vpcuninst.log
will create a detailed log file called vpcinst.log. If uninstall fails, make
a note of the exact text of the error message displayed on the screen; then
go an examine teh log file to see exactly what msiexec is complaining about.
The corrective actions wil depend on what you fond; so, if in doubt report
back here and we'll take it from there.

The msiexec log files are plain text files, they can be examined with any
text editor (eg Notepad). The names for the log files are arbitraty - I've
called them vpcinst.log, etc ... but you can name them anything you like.
The important bit is the "/l*vx" to turn on detailed, verbose, debugging
logging.


As you've seen, most discussion in microsoft.public.windows.vista.general is
at a pretty simplistic user level. For detailed technical discusson of
Virtual PC issues, you may get better results in microsoft.public.virtualpc.

Hope this helps - let us know how you get on!

--
Andrew McLaren
amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au

 

Hi Metamuse,

The restriction on running Virtual PC 2007 on Vista Home Edition is purely a
licensing/marketing issue - there are no technical barriers to running
Virtual PC 2007 on Vista Home edition.

(In fairness to Microsoft, "not supported" also usually means they have not
run the full suite of product validation tests on a specific platform
combo - so they might not have run the formal test scripts for Virtual PC on
Home Edition. Hence, they cannot "support" it in the specific,
PSS/QFE-related sense. But there's no technical facility which is required
to run Virtual PC, but is missing on Home Edition. In fact a few weeks back,
Microsoft came very close to changing their policy and supporting VPC on
Home Edition ... but then retracted, at the last moment).

Assuming you have the released version of Virtual PC 2007 (ie not a beta
version), try to uninstall it this way:

- find Command Prompt under Accessories in the Start menu;
- right-click it and choose "Run as Administrator"
- at the administrative command prompt, run this command:

C:\>MsiExec.exe /X{8A7CAA24-7B23-410B-A7C3-F994B0944160} /l*vx
vpcuninst.log

(all on one line, command may be wrapped in post)

At this point, 3 things could happen:

1) your existing Virtual PC 2007 installation could succeed; or ...
2) the command could return an error that package
8A7CAA24-7B23-410B-A7C3-F994B0944160 was not found; or ...
3) Msiexec could start uninstalling Virtual PC 2007, but then uninstallation
will fail with an error.


Case (1) - Uninstall Succeeds
=============================

After VPC 2007 is uninstalled, I'm guessing you should be able to go ahead
and re-install VPC2007 with no problem. But to get good diagnostic
information about the re-installation, use this procedure:

- make sure you have a good, recent copy of Virtual PC 2007 Setup.exe (ie,
don't re-install an old copy if you think you have beta versions floating
around. It's just a 30MB download, to get a known good copy).

- open an administrative command prompt;

- run these commands (assuming a scratch directory of C:\TEMP - but any dir
will do):
C:\TEMP>mkdir vpcinst
C:\TEMP>setup /t c:\TEMP\vpcinst
VPC Setup will start running. Click "Next" at the first prompt. Then
click Cancel to exit out of setup.

- the "/t" parameter will have unpacked the constituent setup files into the
c:\TEMP\vpcinst directory;

- C:\TEMP> cd vpcinst
C:\TEMP\vpcinst>

- install the XML update:
C:\TEMP\vpcinst>msxml6-KB927977-enu-x86.exe <enter>

- next, run the VPC msi file with this command:
C:\TEMP\vpcinst>msiexec /i Virtual_PC_2007_Install.msi /l*vx
vpcreinst.log

This will create a detailed log file "vpcreinst.log" which shows what the
installer is doing at every stage. If you encounter problems re-installing,
examine vpcreinst.log for errors and clues. Assuming installation completes
normally, you can then delete the vpcinst directory and files.


Case (2) - 8A7CAA24-7B23-410B-A7C3-F994B0944160 package not found
=================================================================

8A7CAA24-7B23-410B-A7C3-F994B0944160 is the Product Code GUID for Virtual PC
2007 RTM. If the Installer can't find this, it would indicate the Virtual PC
you already had installed might have been a beta edition. You'll need to
work out the uninstall string for the specific version you have installed:
- run Regedit as Administrator;
- navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products
- examine the various keys to find which one relates to Virtual PC. Under
"InstallProperties" will be a value called DisplayName. VPC will have a
Display Name something like "Microsoft Virtual PC 2007"
- under the same InstallProperties key will be a value called
"UninstallString", which will be an msiexec command.
- copy the uninstall msiexec command to your Administrative Prompt, but
don't run it just yet.
- at the end of the command string, add the parameters "/l*vx
vpcuninst.log", for example:

C:\TEMP>MsiExec.exe /X{8A7CAA24-7B23-410B-A7C3-F12345678912} /l*vx
vpcuninst.log

- *now* press <enter>, and run the command. This will try to uninstall the
package, creating a detailed log of its actions called vpcuninst.log. Once
again, if you encounter problems uninstalling, examine this vpcuninst.log
for errors and clues. This should give you a much more precise idea of what
the Installer is unhappy about.


Case (3) - Msiexec starts uninstalling Virtual PC 2007, fails with an error
===========================================================================

Well, you'll be getting the idea by now ... the command:
C:\>MsiExec.exe /X{8A7CAA24-7B23-410B-A7C3-F994B0944160} /l*vx
vpcuninst.log
will create a detailed log file called vpcinst.log. If uninstall fails, make
a note of the exact text of the error message displayed on the screen; then
go an examine teh log file to see exactly what msiexec is complaining about.
The corrective actions wil depend on what you fond; so, if in doubt report
back here and we'll take it from there.

The msiexec log files are plain text files, they can be examined with any
text editor (eg Notepad). The names for the log files are arbitraty - I've
called them vpcinst.log, etc ... but you can name them anything you like.
The important bit is the "/l*vx" to turn on detailed, verbose, debugging
logging.


As you've seen, most discussion in microsoft.public.windows.vista.general is
at a pretty simplistic user level. For detailed technical discusson of
Virtual PC issues, you may get better results in microsoft.public.virtualpc.

Hope this helps - let us know how you get on!

--
Andrew McLaren
amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au

 

* Carey Frisch [MVP]:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> VPC 2007 was designed to only properly run on Windows Vista Business, Windows
> Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Professional, or Windows
> XP Tablet PC Edition.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

Rubbish.


-Michael

 

Hi Andrew,

I tried running command prompt and ran the command as you suggested. It
tries to uninstall but then I get the message:

"This action is only valid for products that are currently installed"

Would this have created a log file? I searched my computer for
"vpcuninst.log" but it couldn't find any items matching my search.

"Andrew McLaren" wrote:
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Hi Metamuse,
>
> The restriction on running Virtual PC 2007 on Vista Home Edition is purely a
> licensing/marketing issue - there are no technical barriers to running
> Virtual PC 2007 on Vista Home edition.
>
> (In fairness to Microsoft, "not supported" also usually means they have not
> run the full suite of product validation tests on a specific platform
> combo - so they might not have run the formal test scripts for Virtual PC on
> Home Edition. Hence, they cannot "support" it in the specific,
> PSS/QFE-related sense. But there's no technical facility which is required
> to run Virtual PC, but is missing on Home Edition. In fact a few weeks back,
> Microsoft came very close to changing their policy and supporting VPC on
> Home Edition ... but then retracted, at the last moment).
>
> Assuming you have the released version of Virtual PC 2007 (ie not a beta
> version), try to uninstall it this way:
>
> - find Command Prompt under Accessories in the Start menu;
> - right-click it and choose "Run as Administrator"
> - at the administrative command prompt, run this command:
>
> C:>MsiExec.exe /X{8A7CAA24-7B23-410B-A7C3-F994B0944160} /l*vx
> vpcuninst.log
>
> At this point, 3 things could happen:
>
> 1) your existing Virtual PC 2007 installation could succeed; or ...
> 2) the command could return an error that package
> 8A7CAA24-7B23-410B-A7C3-F994B0944160 was not found; or ...
> 3) Msiexec could start uninstalling Virtual PC 2007, but then uninstallation
> will fail with an error.
>
>
> Case (1) - Uninstall Succeeds
> =============================
>
> After VPC 2007 is uninstalled, I'm guessing you should be able to go ahead
> and re-install VPC2007 with no problem. But to get good diagnostic
> information about the re-installation, use this procedure:
>
> - make sure you have a good, recent copy of Virtual PC 2007 Setup.exe (ie,
> don't re-install an old copy if you think you have beta versions floating
> around. It's just a 30MB download, to get a known good copy).
>
> - open an administrative command prompt;
>
> - run these commands (assuming a scratch directory of C:TEMP - but any dir
> will do):
> C:TEMP>mkdir vpcinst
> C:TEMP>setup /t c:TEMPvpcinst
> VPC Setup will start running. Click "Next" at the first prompt. Then
> click Cancel to exit out of setup.
>
> - the "/t" parameter will have unpacked the constituent setup files into the
> c:TEMPvpcinst directory;
>
> - C:TEMP> cd vpcinst
> C:TEMPvpcinst>
>
> - install the XML update:
> C:TEMPvpcinst>msxml6-KB927977-enu-x86.exe <enter>
>
> - next, run the VPC msi file with this command:
> C:TEMPvpcinst>msiexec /i Virtual_PC_2007_Install.msi /l*vx
> vpcreinst.log
>
> This will create a detailed log file "vpcreinst.log" which shows what the
> installer is doing at every stage. If you encounter problems re-installing,
> examine vpcreinst.log for errors and clues. Assuming installation completes
> normally, you can then delete the vpcinst directory and files.
>
>
> Case (2) - 8A7CAA24-7B23-410B-A7C3-F994B0944160 package not found
> =================================================================
>
> 8A7CAA24-7B23-410B-A7C3-F994B0944160 is the Product Code GUID for Virtual PC
> 2007 RTM. If the Installer can't find this, it would indicate the Virtual PC
> you already had installed might have been a beta edition. You'll need to
> work out the uninstall string for the specific version you have installed:
> - run Regedit as Administrator;
> - navigate to
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInstallerUserDataS-1-5-18Products
> - examine the various keys to find which one relates to Virtual PC. Under
> "InstallProperties" will be a value called DisplayName. VPC will have a
> Display Name something like "Microsoft Virtual PC 2007"
> - under the same InstallProperties key will be a value called
> "UninstallString", which will be an msiexec command.
> - copy the uninstall msiexec command to your Administrative Prompt, but
> don't run it just yet.
> - at the end of the command string, add the parameters "/l*vx
> vpcuninst.log", for example:
>
> C:TEMP>MsiExec.exe /X{8A7CAA24-7B23-410B-A7C3-F12345678912} /l*vx
> vpcuninst.log
>
> - *now* press <enter>, and run the command. This will try to uninstall the
> package, creating a detailed log of its actions called vpcuninst.log. Once
> again, if you encounter problems uninstalling, examine this vpcuninst.log
> for errors and clues. This should give you a much more precise idea of what
> the Installer is unhappy about.
>
>
> Case (3) - Msiexec starts uninstalling Virtual PC 2007, fails with an error
> ===========================================================================
>
> Well, you'll be getting the idea by now ... the command:
> C:>MsiExec.exe /X{8A7CAA24-7B23-410B-A7C3-F994B0944160} /l*vx
> vpcuninst.log
> will create a detailed log file called vpcinst.log. If uninstall fails, make
> a note of the exact text of the error message displayed on the screen; then
> go an examine teh log file to see exactly what msiexec is complaining about.
> The corrective actions wil depend on what you fond; so, if in doubt report
> back here and we'll take it from there.
>
> The msiexec log files are plain text files, they can be examined with any
> text editor (eg Notepad). The names for the log files are arbitraty - I've
> called them vpcinst.log, etc ... but you can name them anything you like.
> The important bit is the "/l*vx" to turn on detailed, verbose, debugging
> logging.
>
>
> As you've seen, most discussion in microsoft.public.windows.vista.general is
> at a pretty simplistic user level. For detailed technical discusson of
> Virtual PC issues, you may get better results in microsoft.public.virtualpc.
>
> Hope this helps - let us know how you get on!
>
> --
> Andrew McLaren
> amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au
>
>
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

"Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Hi Andrew,
>
> I tried running command prompt and ran the command as you suggested. It
> tries to uninstall but then I get the message:
>
> "This action is only valid for products that are currently installed"
>
> Would this have created a log file? I searched my computer for
> "vpcuninst.log" but it couldn't find any items matching my search.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

That makes it sound like you have a version of Virtual PC other than the
2007 RTM version. Each versio gets a unique GUID identifier. Maybe you have
a beta version? Search
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products
for the right package ID that you need to uninstall with, as I described in
Case (2).

Let us know how it goes,

--
Andrew McLaren
amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au

 

i jus came across this issue and i just deleted the microsoft virtual pc
folder in the program files directory and ran the installation again. i
kno this is old put i never found the correct solution so incase some
else searches this issue they'll find my post.


--
azns13
Posted via

 

Once you run the setup(whether if you got "This action is only valid for
products that are currently installed"), you can try to uninstall it.


--
om19

 

SPAM!

SPAM!

 

Re: SPAM!

>SPAM!

Nice fried.